The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 14, 1925, Page 1

anne ee Daily Worker. Annual Sub- scription’ Drive Now on in Full Blast! GET IN ON IT! Vol. Il. No. 79. Sin.” eens ot, a aes: FRENCH CRISIS Mars? gr “ey MORGAN-DAWES PLAN Ans SPOIL PLANS FOR DEBT COLLECTING (Special to The Dally Worker) WASHINGTON, April 12.—No matter who is selected to succeed the fallen premier, Herriot, it is felt here that the danger to the continued operation of the Morgan-Dawes plan will remain, Administration circles are timidly admitting that no matter what govern- ment succeeds Herriot’s rule, the chances are not good for the collection of the $7,000,000,000.00 owing to the United States by European powers. The Morgan-Dawes scheme was Germany so that “the victorious nations” AS WE SEE IT By T. J. O'FLAHERTY. psy Milwaukee socialists are not looking for trouble. This may be a surprise to many people who think socialists want to get rid of the capi- talist system,.quickly. They, don’t. They simply want to help it along so that it may quietly pass away, some- time in the distant future, the more distant the better. There was an election in Milwaukee recently and one of the propositions to be voted on was a traction scheme, which the company favored. So did the social- ists. eee ERE is where the surprise came in. Many workers cannot under- stand what class collaboration means, but when they see socialists and a traction. trust battling side by side they begin to develop a suspicion that there is something wrong. The Mil- waukee Leader evidently heard the murmurs of surprise and attempts to lay the ghost with the following edi- torial. comment: “Some folks may think it strange that socialists should be on the side of peace with the com- pany. ‘A good many people think we socialists like fighting so well that we do not want peace. But that. is not true.” It. is not surprising that the Chicago Tribune should endorse the ‘eielen of Aarne resen' ernment, in passing. thru Washington a few days ago on his way to his pay- roll port, attempted to explain the recent troubles of the Mexican. gov- ernment with the trade unions. Cal- les is a socialist but he has been making war on the radical agrarians and on the radical trade unionists since he got into office. Haberman says that Calles stands on the plat- form of the class struggle, but of course, if the workers continue to em- barrass him by struggling with the capitalists, they cannot expect Calles to stand very steadily. see HEN MacDonald came into office, thru the good will of the tories and liberals, gnillions of British work- ers thot their day had come. They gleefully went on strike expecting the armed power of the British govern- ment, which, under tory and liberal rule, was, used against them, would now, under labor party rule, be used in their behalf. But they were mis- taken. Ramsay MacDonald had the same excuse that Calles has. His gov- ernment must not be embarrassed. He must be given a chance to make good. He did make good, but not for the workers. Lee ORL t Frani Saturday's issue of the Chi- cago Daily News had two interest- ing articles on the relations that should exist between “capital and labor.” One was by Roger Babson, leading statistician and theoretician for the capitalists. The other one was an interyiew with. Warren E. Stone, leading labor faker, labor banker and scab coal operator. i se 8 ABSON. ,was somewhat pessimistic over the trade prospects of the next. ten /years. The belt must be tightened up and of course, it is up io) Labor to pull in the slack~During the war, says Babson, we (the owners of this country) increased our capa- city fort producing goods to such an extent that now, 60 per cent more goods. can be turned out In any one year than can be. consumed in the home market, It will be some years before our consuming capacity catches wp with our producing capacity, (Continued on page 6.) HEAVY GUA BALF Zloniet polloy. planned to collect reparations from could pay their debts to the United States, more especially to Mor- gan and his friends in Wall Street, rather than to the government at Washington. Sees Reparation Stopped Any interruption of the collection of reparations from Germany under this system, it is realized, would interfere seriously with collection of the $7,000,- 000,000 owed to the United States by European powers, This interference would come just as this government is planning to press anew for settle- ment. The pessimistic view entertained here with regard to debt adjustment was heightened by the belief that Herriot’s successor, whoever he may be, will be of strong nationalistic ten- dencies, and this school of French thought. headed by ex-Premier Poin- care, has always been more or less openly antagonistic to funding nego- tiations. Much of the propaganda for can- cellation of war debts, which hasbeen pursued assiduously since the war, is attributed here to Poincare and his associates. Now, it was pointed out, they have accomplished the defeat of the Herriot government at a time when chances appeared brightening (Continued from"page 2) in Chicago, by mail, $8.00 per year. Outside Chicagc, by mail, $6.00 per year. ‘THE DAILY Entered as second-class matter September 21, 1923, at the TUESDAY, AP’ SPINNERS IN MONOMAC MILLS AT LAWRENCE ATTACKED BY WAGE GUT POLIC E LAWRENCE, ar re April 12.— A notice of a ten per cent cut in ‘wages has been posted at Monomac Spinning company mill to take ef- fect on Monday, April 13, The plant employs 400 workers, The bosses gave the workers to understand that unless they took the cut the mill would close down. The mule spinners of this mill organized in the American Federa- tion of Textile Operatives Union, have called a special meeting for Ject the proposition. to decide whether to accept or re- LW.W. STRIKE TIES UP SIX STEAMER LINES}: 1,200 Philadelphia Longshoremen Out By R. BAKER (Special to The Daily Worker.) PHILADELPHIA, April 12. — The class war is raging along the Phil, delphia docks where 1,200 |. W. W. longshoremen of the Marine Trai port Workers’ Industrial Union No. 510 are fighting the Jarka Stevedore corporation of New York for recogni- tion of the union. Speed and Fletcher Direct Strike. The fight involves six steamship ines and would have reached an j¢arly settlement except for the action of the Ameri Hawaiian line refus- AMERICAN DELEGATES IN MOSCOW PLEDGE SUPPORT TO LANZUTSKY IN WIRE TO POLISH COMMUNISTS International. Referring to the fact that Polish prison in the hope of sentencing him cong! tulating it on the pvnh Hy of Comrade Lan: due to the energetic agitational activities of all sections of the Communist ky. The acquittal wa fascism is still keeping Lanzutsky ir on some other charge, the Cominterr calls upon the Polish proletatiat and Upon all its parties to continue unabate the campaign against the white tefror in Poland. The delegations from France, Atnerica and from the border states, sen. special telegrams to the Communist Party of Poland pledging further sup- port. The Communist peinetractlon “sent to the Communist International a telegram of thanks, expressing the hope that the further campaigns of the workers and p ints of all countries may finally free Comrade Lanzutsky. OPEN SHOPPERS CALL FOR SCAB PAINTERS IN CAL'S CAPITAL QITY we|the ablest organizers of the I. ba Ww. (Special to The Daily Worker.) WASHINGTON, April 12—(FP)— Master painters in Washington have, abandoned hope of inducing the 800 painters and paperhangers, now on strike for a $10 wage, to return to work at the old rate of $9. They have advertised for local strike- breakers and have declared for the open shop. Of the 20 firms belong- ing to the association of master painters, two were reported signed up with the union on the third day of the contest. \ ng to settle. The M. T. W. refuses to work on any struck line until all ix settle. The strike is being led by some of among them George Speed, Ben Fletcher and Bob Chestnut. These aim that among the 200 scabs at- tempting to break the strike are some members of the Intrenational Long- horemen’s Association connected with the A. F. of L. 1. W. W. Controls Waterfront. The port of Philadelphia is an old stronghold of the I. W. W. marine workers, and the local stevedore com: panies- which employ 3,500 men al- ready recognize the I. W. W. button and are a closed shop for the M. T. W. which is growing rapidly, having membership now reckoned at 5,000 along the waterfront. “WE CAN ALL BE EXPLOITERS” DAVIS S ARE THROWN ABOUT R’S STEAMER AT BEIRUT BEIRUT, Syria, April 12—Heavy guards were maintained today around the steamer Sphinx, aboard which Lord The latter part of his visit to Syria was marked by frequent outbursts of Arab feeling against him, oulminating in a demonstration at Damascus in which a throng of ten thousand menaced hie hotel. Arab sentiment against the British leader was the result of his policy favoring Jewish colonization In the Palestin four proctamation in which Great Britain announced his approval pf the SHOUTS IN HORATIO ALGER FAIRY TALE BUT FORGETS JOBLESS ARMY (Special to The Daily Worker) WASHINGTON, April 12—Secretary of Labor Davis, banker and Moose lodge magnate, has contributed to Lockwood's new publication, the National Republic, an answer to the question, “Why is the American worker not a red radical?” _ In the first place, says Davis, “The American worker has always before him the opportunity to remove himself by his industry, ingenuity and thrift from the ranks of the workers and to take a higher place in the economic life of the country. He knows that ¢@————________...._ our History is full of instances of men who have begun at the bottom of the ladder and who have climbed to the (Continued on page 2.) SLAYING OF POLISH REVOLUTIONARIES STOP (Special to The Daily Worker.) MOSCOW, April 12—Foreign Min- ister Chitcherin received the pro- test of the Polish minister against Russi. jing punishment for the guilty slayer of the Polish revo- lutionarles Wieczorklewicz and Bag- Inekt? 2" ban > ChitcheriWe°Feplied, agreeing to exchange dnimunist prisoners held ifour waited to sail for Alexandria. id his authorship of the Bal- oHIG nN TEM m of $10. at Chicago, (Special to LAWRENCE, a April 12.—The textile workers: of rence and all Mgaged in a tragic struggle for ein a ‘fight against wage cuts honest mem- bers of the soci iparty in the dis- trict, seeing at jat the socialists make no attempe, aid these work- irkers (Commun- ly engaged in for struggle, left ined the Workers ist), Party is uniting the worker the socialists and appeared in the-] setts daily capil “Two Quit the “City Marshak socialist party in distriet this mo: i Fred Beals of Weisbord of s connected with. the party does; responsible for New England the effect that ity and Albert longer Factions in this been active in local labor bo- that the social. er responsible” letter sent to clearly brands ist party was gre for two workers, the capitalist polic this action sent the follov vill receive this with satisfaction, since they are acquainted with the yellow socialist party tactics. It would £ been very hard for me to get this iece of news into: the newspapers. ‘f course the class collaboration prin- ipals, of what is left of the socialist party, makes it easy for you to work in harmony with the capitalist police and press. “Your haste to inform the police that the socialist party had nothing to do with the naughty boy Comrade Albert Weisbord, arrested at a local mill gate while denouncing the mill barons for crushing the workers, was & waste of energy on your part, Com- rade Weisbord had already told the Police ‘that he was a Bolshevik and was fighting for the workers. Socialists Prevent Unity “IT am aware of the fact that the socialist party will do its utmost to prevent a united front of the workers in the textile industry; even to the extent of working hand in hand wih |the bosses to Crush it, You need not | fear Mr. Fitzgerald of my trying in any way to use the socit.ist party name; to the contrary, I will use every effort to undo the harm I form- erly done, unwittingly, to the labor movement, while in the socialist party, by taking an active part in the ; class struggle under the banner of the Workers’ (Communist) Party. Hoping you see the light. “Yours truly, Fred E, Beal Forest Fires in Virginia. BLACKSBURG, Va:, April 12.—New |) forest fires broke out:today over the Blue Ridge mountain region nea) here, which for more:than a week has been swept by flames that have de- stroyed valuable timberlands. Coop Farmers Lose Tax Favor JEFFERSON, CITY, Mo.—Gov. Ba- ker has vetoed a bilb sponsored by the Missouri farm bloc exempting Farmer Co-operative associations from taxa- tion other than an amnual license fee Paris Plant for Fords. DETROIT, April 12—Edsel B. Ford confirmed reports from Paris that the Ford Motor company has acquired sixteen. acres about five miles from the heard of Paris for an assembly plant. WORKER |". Illinois under the Act of March 3, 1879, <> 290 PUBLiS: WOMAN CONDUCTS BABY MARKET HOME; SELLS THEM FOR $50 AND UP LOS ANGELES, April 12.—Dis- trict Attorney Asa Keyes today launched an investigation into an alleged “public market for babies” where infants were said to have been sold from $50 to $500 each. The investigation, it was said, will center around the birth of a child to a 14 year old Los Angeles school girl in-the “baby market” home operated, according to the police, by Mrs. Hazel Sims. The child, it was declared, was sold for $178.50 to Mrs. Ella G. Will- jams of Hawthorne. James Sudesberry, 52, charged with attacking the high school girl, was said today to be in an eastern city, where his arrest was expected. HIGH OFFICIAL | OF MACHINISTS EXPOSES GRAFT Board Member Lists Johnston,s Crimes That the corruption and betrayal of the Machinists’ Union by the machine of “B. & 0.” Johnston, is enough to sicken any member, is attested by the following letter written by M. J..Mc- Mahon, member of the general execu- tive board to a friend. The letter is written on the letter- head of the Washington office of Mc- Mahon, but is dated from Scranton, Pa., on March 20, 1925. It runs in full, as follows: “I guess you think that I have for- gotten you, but not so, as I have been trying to write to you but have so many letters to write since the cam- paign started that I have had my own troubles trying to keep up with the procession. “Regarding the. campaign, will say that Johnston's lod: f 0 a strength combined of about 31,000 ana lodges with a membership»of 10,000 did not nominate any one. “The lodges which nominated me, represent about 30,000 and Lauderman Fechner’s and Brown's strength is about the same as mine. I have the membership of every local in our or- vanization and have checked them up. “Since the nominations were made we, have invaded the New England states and will make a very Gectded gain in that section, in fact, we will cut their vote in two over there. We have a hard fight on our hands how- ever, and you must write to all your friends if you want us to win. “The following are some real honest arguments that you can use if you desire and | will stand back of them. First. “There was a secret convention held in Detroit to which only a small num- ber of delegates were invited. This secret convention by secret ballot nominated officers for the grand lodge und the men so nominated constitute the present administration slate. Then (Continued on page 6.) 900 Strike in Alabama School. BESSEMER, .Ala., April 12—Nine hundred high school students, or prac- tically the entire student body, wats- ed out of classes here today and de- clared they would “remain out” until the board of education rescinded its action in electing a new superintend. ent of schools to replace Dr, L. L. Vana. PAPER 10 GIVE SOVIET RUSSIAN INFORMATION IS STARTED IN PARIS PARIS, April 12.—The Soviet em- bassy at Paris has opened credit for $30,000 in order to bring out a Bol- shevist newspaper in Paris. The first issue will appear April 15. The political editorship will be in the hands of S. S. Loukianoff, who recently joined the Soviet camp,. while the business manager witl be M. Romoff, an emigre who has resid- ed in Paris since the czarist times. Information for political and other news will be furnished from Mos- cow under the direction of M. Nas- chatyr, official press agent for the Soviet embassy here. FASCISTI WAR ON RAILWAYMEN _ IN ITALY IN RETALIATION DRIVE ROME, April 12-—-Fascist attacks the government to.wholesale arrests in provincial towns today had aroused in Naples, Florence and Bologna. The whole personnel ofithe Nehmpradd committee of Bologna was taken: in In Poland, it wae announced today, | oustedy. paw 2) aReie Published daiiy except Sunday by THE DAILY WO.KER aa & NEW YORK EDITION Price 3 Cents HING CO., 1113 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. JOHN WATT JOINS WITH FREEMAN THOMPSON IN REFUSAL TO YIELD OFFICE TO ILLEGAL APPOINTEES (Special to The Daily Worker) SPRINGFIELD, II!., April 12—Frank’ Farrington, holding the office of president of District 12, U. M. W. of A., by brazen stealing of the lelection last December from his progressive opponent, John Hindmarsh is continuing his effort to steal all the rest of the offices thruout the district for his machine. His first assault on Sub-District 4 was the illegal removal of Freeman Thompson, president of the Sub-District, and. yesterday the Sub-District secretary-treasurer, John J. Watt, was also feo. llegally removed, ‘ Refuse to Recognize INlegal Action, +- However, this “removal” is re effective in view of the fact that both officers, backed by the great mass of miners of their jurisdiction, refuse to recognize the illegal and outrageous ‘Pave W ay for Unified International action of Farrington and his agent John A. Walker, as having any val paid be both officers refuse to tu er their offices and records to the Rreekiivs appointed by Farrington. Intense indignation prevails thru- out the sub-district and is spreading into other sub-districts of District 12 The progressive miners are respon- | 28 splendidly to the challenge of the corrupt machine. Mass meetings are being arranged at which the right ful officers of the union, Thompson (Special to The Daily Worker.) and Watt, are to speak at Zeigler, West Frankfurt, Christopher and.Har-| Berlin, April 12—The negotiations risburg. carried on between the represent. Shymansky “Shy” of Principles. | atives of the Russian and British trade unions, here, ended in an agree- ment, which bids fair to bring about the establishment of a unified inter- national labor movement in the near future. The delegates from both countries The disruptive .efforts of Farring- ton in appointing Walker to illegally take over the office of Thompson, is seconded by ‘Walker in appointing another flunkey of Farrington’s, An- thony Shymansky, to take over the office of John J.» Watt. Shymansky,|decided to submit their recommend- known as “Shy,"/is a scoundrel of the |ations to their respective central bo- first water, an election stealer for the jdies. The Amsterdam International machine and an acquaintance with |dominated by the yellow socialists various jails on charges not connected |and the dollars of the Dawes Plan with the class struggle. spurned unity with the Red Interna This is the character picked by the |tional of L: abor Unions and put thru Farrington machine to be custodian}a fake resolution which would make of the sub-district funds. Farrington, |unity impossible, in ‘a long letter to local unions pub-, British Leaders Roiled. lished in the capitalist press, asks} ‘This angered the British trade that all per capita tax and moneys be lunion leaders. who were at first in- sent to “Shy” im the dual office the} clined te take it in good faith. When pmachine has set up in the sub-district |ing yellow socialist leaders of Am- pester the regularly established sy'léterdam ‘hegan to gloat about their unionists decided to ? Loch! Ualénd Back Thompson... |deal directly with Moscow and the This arbitrary and disruptive action London conference was the result, (Continued on page 2) | Leaders of the Minority Movement pacing which is the British counter- part to the Trade Union Educational BOSTON FACES League in the United States, believe that the present development in the relations between the Russian and F : Several Strikes Going; Bosses Refuse Raise British unions,’ will have worldwide effects and particularly on the psycho- logy of the trade unionists in the United States, whose leaders spurn all suggestions of internationalism for labor tho perfectly willing to play the game of the capitatist interna- tionalists. BOSTON, April 12.— Strikes and rumors»of strikes fill the air in this city. The, building trades’ unions and the master builders are at logger- heads: The mayor is expected to step into the breach and hammer out an agreement., But the mayor, being an astute politician does not want to step in until he is assured by both sides that his findings will be accepted. If the mayor refuses to act, the state board of conciliation and ar- Farm Labor is More Plentiful The supply of farm labor on April 1, according to the U, S. department of agriculture, was 7 per cent above 1924 or 1923 while the demand was about the same as on April 1, 1924 and 4 per cent below 1923. Monthly farm wages are reported a: with board $33.97 compared with $33.71 a year ago and $30.98 in 1923; without board 347.58 compared with 47.62 a year ago and $44.47 in 192 Have Vou Your $41.997 bitration will offer its ited ae WASHINGTON, April 12.—Every wert a tieup. But the ~ ng ‘a ; man, woman and child in the United poh hell ede ege™ sar isa States should have $41.99 in their wi good reason too. 5 vays ckets y tos al daitlad lk tees at the: wane pockets if they had their share of the total $ April 1, day. WAGES OF 4,000 MINERS « 776,167,000 in circulation the treasury announced to- Neither have the rank and file of the workers any confidence in the mayor or the other capitalist politicians. The bosses are talking of establish- ing the open shop in the building |trades in the near future, but this is sgpene oof Me the-sapltalist. tens, the, considered a threat to scare the work- ers into making concessions. ‘This dodge is not expected to work how- ever. Boston was at one time one fof the best unionized cities in. the country and the workers can put up a fine battle. Demanding Raise. The building trades workers are de- manding a raise in wages, while» the bosses are sticking out for. the three year contract under the old scale, Members of the electrical workers’ union are on strike on 38 different construction jobs. The plumbers are also on strike. 2,200 house painters are striking and are now picketing the struck shops, The district com- mittee of the laborers’ union repre- senting 5,000 men met to discuss ac- tion'to be taken by them in the en- forcement of their demands for 80 and 90 cents an hour. ON PAGE 3. WM. Z. FOSTER... is quoted for the interest of every Communist and intelligent worker, idle WHAT IS YOUR ANSWER? SLASHED IN WESTERN PA BITUMINOUS COAL FIELD (Special to The Dally Worker) JOHNSTON, Pa, April 12—Thé wages of four thousand coal miners. in the Western Pennsylvania coal field were slashed twenty per cent today. ‘ The wage cut, which brings the coal miners’ pay down almost to the 1917 scale, was instituted by the Berwind-White coal company, oper- ating in the Cambria-Somerset coun- tries field. The reduced wages were in effect today. The wholesale wage slashing is in line with the declared intention of the coal operators to break the Jack- sonville agreement and destroy the power of the miners’ union, REET